Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh on Sunday honoured five district magistrates in the state for their contribution to "good governance" on the occasion of the Good Governance Day (Sushasan Diwas).
Gram chaupals were organised by the Uttarakhand government on the occasion of 'Good Governance Day' on Sunday with an aim of providing benefits of public welfare schemes of the central and state government to residents in remote villages and solve their problems quickly.
The Uttarakhand police on Saturday registered a cross FIR in connection with the attack by a group of youths in a Christmas program in Uttarkashi district, alleging "forced conversion".
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has instructed all the District Magistrates and Municipal Commissioners to ensure arrangements for bonfires at prominent places in their districts and town areas as part of a campaign, the government officials said on Saturday.
Uttarakhand Governor Lt. Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh on Friday approved the Anti-Conversion Amendment Bill passed by the state Legislative Assembly in November this year, said Mahesh Chand Koshiwa, the additional secretary of the state Law department.
On the occasion of National Farmers Day, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced on Friday that 50,000 poly houses would be built in the state.
The three accused, including expelled BJP leader's son Pulkit Arya, in the Ankita Bhandari murder case on Thursday refused to undergo narco and polygraph tests after filing the charge sheet.